Delong, William R.

1923 - 2017  (93 years)    Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Delong, William R.
  Born	4 Aug 1923	Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1930 Census	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Ray K Delong 34 Laura Delong 40 William Delong 6
  Education - High School	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Appleton High School Class of
  Education - High School	1941	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1941
  Died	26 Mar 2017	Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA
  Obituary	18 Apr 2017
  APC
  William R. DeLong (Bill) aged 93, died peacefully on March 26th in Wolfeboro NH. Bill was born in 1923, in Shiocton WI, to Ray and Laura DeLong. The family moved to Appleton when he was a young child. Bill attended Columbus Grade School and Roosevelt Junior High School. He was a member of the first sophomore class to enter the new Appleton High School (now Appleton West High School), where he lettered in football, basketball and tennis, and was captain of the tennis team. He was awarded the Spectors trophy and the Craftsman Shield. Bill served on the USS Hornet during the Second World War. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS and ME in Engineering and an MBA. In 1948, Bill married Maggie Finch and began working for General Motors. 1959-60 he attended the Sloan Fellowship Program at MIT and in 1961 he joined GM Overseas Operations. He worked at Opel in Germany, at GM Ltd and Vauxhall in England, and at Holden in Australia. Bill was Director of Finance and Chairman of the Board at Vauxhall when he retired in 1986. Bill purchased farmland in Australia, and during his retirement he summered year-round, spending October to April in Australia and April to October in England. When Bill and Maggie moved to Alton Bay NH in 1997, Bill continued to spend "summers" in Australia, returning for the last time at age 90. Bill visited Appleton annually until he was no longer able to travel at age 91. He was a generous donor to many Appleton Institutions through the Fox Valley Community Foundation and the Appleton Education Foundation. Bill is survived by his daughters Macy DeLong, Leslie DeLong (Mark Solomon) and Merriss Ratliff (Nick), and grandchildren Alex, Philip, Bridget and Peter. Internment at the Rexford Cemetery in Shiocton will take place at a later date. William was born on August 4, 1923 and passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017. ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY Cremation Society of New Hampshire 243 Hanover Street Manchester, NH 03104 William was a resident of Alton Bay, New Hampshire.
  Buried	Rexford Cemetery, Shiocton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I340060	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Delong, Raymond,   b. 10 Apr 1896, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 1 May 1963, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Schultz, Laura,   b. 2 Dec 1889,   d. 14 Feb 1987  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F213656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 4 Aug 1923 - Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1941 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 26 Mar 2017 - Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA Buried - - Rexford Cemetery, Shiocton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1399] Appleton High School Class of 1941 Clarion Yearbook, (Appleton High School Class of 1941 Clarion Yearbook). 340060 - Appleton High School Class of 1941